title: Resistant gram-negative infections.
abstract: This article reviews the global crisis of resistant gram-negative bacilli in the intensive care unit. The authors discuss drugs used for treating these infections and the different strategies used to maximize the effect of antimicrobials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, 401 Haddon Avenue, Room 278, Camden, NJ 08103, USA. Electronic address: Fraimow-henry@cooperhealth.edu.
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fraimow
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nahra
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Acinetobacter species; Antibiotic resistance; Enterobacteriaceae; Gram-negative bacilli; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Septic shock